Oct 07 Far-right presidential candidate wins first round in Brazil By Sarah DiLorenzo, Mauricio Savarese, Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Far-right, former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, who expresses nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship, won the first round of its presidential election by a large margin Sunday, but fell just short of getting enough votes to avoid a second-round runoff against… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:10 Far-right populism rises in Brazil’s presidential election By PBS News Hour Much like President Trump and other populist leaders around the world, a far-right candidate on Sunday was leading Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, a former fringe candidate, surged ahead in recent polling after he was stabbed nearly to death by… Continue watching
Oct 07 Pompeo cites progress made with Kim Jong Un on N. Korea trip By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made unspecified progress Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Oct 07 Wife says Interpol officer sent knife image as danger signal By John Leicester, Gillian Wong, Associated Press Less than an hour after she publicized the text from Interpol President Meng Hongwei, the disciplinary organ of China’s ruling Communist Party said it was investigating him. Continue reading
Oct 07 Friend: Saudi journalist ‘killed’ at consulate in Istanbul By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A Turkish official also told The Associated Press that authorities believe prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate. Continue reading
Oct 07 Haiti earthquake kills 11, injures 135 By Associated Press Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 11 people and left 135 injured. Continue reading
Oct 07 Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law? By Roman V. Yampolskiy, The Conversation A new argument has laid a path for artificial intelligence systems to be recognized as people without any legislation, court rulings or other revisions to existing law. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 8:39 Libyan coast remains fertile for ISIS and migrant traffickers By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone Less than two years after Libya with American forces regained control of its coast from Islamic State fighters, the most potent affiliate outside of Iraq and Syria, law enforcement and U.S. policymakers worry about a resurgence. For the second of… Continue watching
Oct 06 Pope authorizes study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has authorized a "thorough study" of Vatican archives into how a prominent American cardinal advanced through church ranks despite allegations that he slept with seminarians and young priests. Continue reading
Oct 06 Pompeo seeks allied unity on North Korea denuke effort By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged Saturday that the Trump administration’s effort to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons would be fully coordinated with allies Japan and South Korea, as he prepared to travel… Continue reading